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MELFORT — A “for lease” sign sits in the window of what was to be a cannabis store in Melfort after the proponent for the retail store withdrew his application.

The Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit’s been netting more than traffic violations. After a drug seizure and charges April 17 and a drugs and weapon seizure and charges May 30, the unit has now seized contraband cigarettes.

NIPAWIN — The mayor of Nipawin is lobbying the province to develop Saskatchewn-wide protocols to address the disposal of used needles.

Submitted by Saskatchewan Lotteries Wade Thomas made a change to a 35-year tradition, and it paid off one million times over. The Strasbourg resident and his mother, Jean, won a $1 million Maxamillions prize on the Tuesday, June 11 Lotto Max draw.

The recent issues over the hours of operation of crossings at the United States border were items on Larry Doke’s plate in the last few weeks. Doke has been actively lobbying his American counterparts to prevent a 24-hour port at Raymond, Mont.

The preliminary agenda has been released for the upcoming 29th Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Annual Summit in Saskatoon.

Saskatchewan RCMP issued a correction at 1:45 p.m. Saturday regarding the place of residence of a man killed in a collision between a train and a semi near Foam Lake.

FOAM LAKE — A 65-year-old man from Milestone was killed after his southbound semi-truck was struck by an eastbound train three miles west of Foam Lake.

Two opposition NDP MLAs were in the Battlefords on Tuesday to meet local residents on health care issues.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin will be buying the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce office building for $85,000 plus a $5,000 signing bonus. The decision was made at a special council meeting held on June 14.